There is a good deal of truth in the remark…
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There is a good deal of truth in the remark
made by Judge Henderson while on the bench
in this city not long ago, when a murderer was
turned loose on our streets, to the effect that
he had seen enough of American juries in this
section, and that for his part he preferred a
Mexican jury in criminal cases. The remark
was generally condemned at the time, and yet
the records of the court in this county will bear
the judge out in his opinion, as it is a rare thing
that a murderer is convicted at all, and when
they are, they generally get off with from one
to five years. The sentiment of the people of
this section seems to be with the live man, and
prevails to such an extent that our courts of
justice are almost a farce.